The last month of December is packed with Christmas celebrations, year-end enthusiasm, and expectations of a Santa Rally for the Indian stock market.
In December, trading will be closed on BSE and NSE for a total of nine days. This will include the December 25th holiday for the celebration of Christmas, which is globally seen as the birthday of Jesus Christ.
Here is the list of days when the stock market will be closed.
There is only one special holiday, and that is on December 25. The rest of eight days when the market will be closed are due to weekend holidays.
Stock Market Holiday-December 25:
As per BSE and NSE holiday list, the stock market will be closed on Thursday, December 25, 2025, for Christmas. This means trading will not be allowed in equity, equity derivatives, commodities, bonds, forex, and other market-related instruments.
Stock Market Holidays This Month:
Other dates when the market will be closed is on Saturdays and Sundays. These dates are:
– December 6
– December 7
– December 13
– December 14
– December 21
– December 22
– December 27
– December 28.
Christmas 2025 Holiday:
The Christmas holiday in India is practiced widely in majority of states. Apart from the stock market, even banks, offices, and schools are closed on this day. Overall, it is celebrated as a public holiday. Additionally, many schools, especially in Mumbai and other cities, are closed for one to two weeks till new year. This is a mid-long vacation for students.
Why Is Christmas Celebrated?
This is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas is a major holiday in major Western countries and even in India. As per Wikipedia, the traditional Christmas narrative recounted in the New Testament, known as the Nativity of Jesus, says that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in accordance with messianic prophecies. When Joseph and Mary arrived in the city, the inn had no room, and so they were offered a stable where the Christ Child was soon born, with angels proclaiming this news to shepherds, who then spread the word.
Sensex, Nifty In November 2025:
Sensex closed the month of November with an upside of 1,728.18 points or 2.06%. The benchmark even touched a new record high of 86,055.86 last week. Currently, the 30-scrip Sensex is at 85,706.67. Overall, Sensex outperformed its counterpart Nifty.
Coming to Nifty, the 50-scrip benchmark closed at 26,202.95 after hitting a new lifetime high of 26,310.45 last week. The benchmark recorded a surge of 439.60 points or 1.71% in overall November.
Explaining the latest performance, Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments said, Indian equities navigated a highly eventful week characterised by alternating phases of volatility and resilience, ultimately closing the week on a positive note. Benchmark indices briefly scaled record highs before witnessing profit booking at elevated levels. Global cues remained supportive, aided by softer U.S. yields, renewed expectations of a Fed rate cut, and benign crude prices that helped temper inflation concerns. Despite early pressure from a weakening rupee and continued FII outflows, sentiment improved mid-week as robust domestic inflows and increasing confidence in forthcoming Fed policy easing rekindled buying interest, driving a broad-based market rebound. Gains were led by Pharma, PSU Banks, Media, and IT, while Realty, Consumer Durables, and Oil & Gas lagged behind.
Sensex, Nifty Weekly Outlook:
Domestically, Nair said, the stronger-than-expected Q2 GDP print, driven by resilient manufacturing, solid construction activity, and healthy private consumption, is set to support sentiment in the near term. Investors will now focus on a critical lineup of macro data, including India and U.S. PMI releases, U.S. core PCE inflation, initial jobless claims, and, crucially, the RBI’s policy decision.
He added, “With robust GDP momentum and improving credit growth providing a solid backdrop for earnings acceleration in H2, the medium-term outlook remains positive. However, pockets of short-term volatility may persist, influenced by global cues and central bank policy announcements.”
For positional traders, Amol Athawale, VP Technical Research, Kotak Securities said, “26,100/85300 and 26,000/85000 would act as key support zones. On the higher side, the uptrend is likely to continue till 26,350/86100. Further upside may also persist, which could lift the index to 26,500-26,600/86500-86800. On the flip side, below 26,000/85000, the uptrend would become vulnerable. Below this level, the market is likely to retest 25,850-25,800/84500-84300.”
For Bank Nifty, the expert said, the trend-following traders 59,500 and 59,000 would act as important support zones, while 60,500-60,700 are immediate resistance levels.